Cameroon vs Nigeria: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Cameroon
-329.43 million kWh
in 2021
Nigeria
-170.39 million kWh
in 2021
Cameroon rank
201st
Nigeria rank
200th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
-2.0B02.0B4.0B6.0B199020052021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -170.39 million kWh against -329.43 million kWh in Cameroon, a difference of 159.04 million kWh.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0 kWh 0 kWh 0 kWh
2000s 181,000 kWh 1.55 billion kWh 1.55 billion kWh Nigeria
2010s -35.05 million kWh 187.77 million kWh 222.82 million kWh Nigeria
2020s -82.43 million kWh -237.47 million kWh 155.04 million kWh Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -170.39 million kWh against -329.43 million kWh in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Cameroon and Nigeria?
159.04 million kWh, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Cameroon ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.